Terminal modifications of tumor necrosis factor
US5262309A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel physiologically active polypeptide containing modified amino acids on both terminals at the amino-terminus and the carboxy-terminus in the amino acid sequence of the human tumor neclosis factor (human TNF), a recombinant plasmid containing a DNA region encoding the polypeptide, a recombinant microorganism cell transformed with the recombinant plasmid, a method of producing the polypeptide by cultivating the microorganism cell, a pharmaceutical composition containing the polypeptide and a method of purifying and recovering the polypeptide. The polypeptide in this invention has excellent antitumor activity compared to the human TNF and can be utilized as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition having antitumor activity.
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